ਜਿਉ ਮਾਤਾ ਬਾਲਿ ਲਪਟਾਵੈ ॥
ji-o maataa baal laptaavai.
Just as the mother holds her baby close,
ਤਿਉ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥੩॥
ti-o gi-aanee naam kamaavai. ||3||
so does the spiritual person cherish the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Just as a mother holds her baby close and safe, the wise heart holds the Name close.
It is not a duty; it is love wrapping around what it treasures.
You can hold what matters as gently and closely as a mother holds her child.
jiu maataa baal laptaavai — as a mother clasps her child; tiu giaanee naam kamaavai — so the wise one cherishes the Name. One of Gurbani's tenderest images.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you hold close and would never want to let go of?
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